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Job Description

Full Time:

No

Number of Workers Requested:

9

Job Duties:

Required to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of goats and/or sheep. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: administer medication as needed; assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for sheep and goats; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage); assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to kidding goats (including night checks); attend to lambing ewes (including night checks); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring in hot fall months and cold winter months; bed down animals at appropriate night site; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; break ice over frozen water sources; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; identify and locate the more nutrient dense cool season grasses within grazing areas; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness; keep accurate record of new offspring born; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; monitor pregnant females for abortion/malnutrition/pregnancy toxemia and other pregnancy related conditions. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals ; attend to kidding goats (including night checks); attend to lambing ewes (including night checks); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring in hot fall months and cold winter months; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; break ice over frozen water sources; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness; keep accurate re8cbo. rd W oaf gneew Off oeffsr *p ring born8; clo. a Pde br *al es of 8hda. y a Pinedce/or Rasatecks Off oef r gra in on8toe t. r Piucekc oer t Raraitele Unr uistsed/Sp foer cifeael diPanyg; In mfoonrmitoatir aonni m als for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; monitor pregnant ...

Job Classification:

45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

6

Special Requirements:

May be required to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure the safety of the worker, co-workers, and livestock. Employee must be willing to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, and live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time and maintain and manage remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner. The job may entail working with and around farm machinery such as tractors for supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for movement of livestock, periodically. Employee will work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to herding hazards such as poisonous snakes and predators. 50 lb lifting and driving requirement is needed.

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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Employer Information

Company Name:

Gregory Livestock Company

Location:

Lincoln, CA 95648

Worksite

Address:

2642 McCourtney Road, Lincoln, CA 95648

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-20288-878371

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Plus room and board

Date Posted:

10/21/2020

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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